RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 Just watched it moving off from Covina. They have really pulled out all the stops for it. The loco on the other end of the Big Boy is No 4884, rather appropriate. They've also got the Big Boy's whistle operating on air, it sounds fabulous. Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It's oddly enjoyable. I shall be back in LA in 3 weeks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Always admired the American trains such huge machines with all that power ,being watching this thread for a while and now I want a Union Pacific big boy. glad to see there going to get it running again .pity we couldn't have saved one of our big steam engines like the garrats so they could run again . Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 26, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 We watched it move off at 4pm then it was time to pack the laptop away with only half hour to go before the end of the show in a Pontefract. Was great to watch it live.. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I saw the local Mayor getting on board... they don't miss a thing do they? Best, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 really enjoying the pacing shots - you can hear the rods clanking, awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 I wonder how much the seats up in the tender cost for this trip. It must be brilliant in January in LA but I'm not sure there would be much competition when they cross Wyoming in March. I hope they've got some cab heating then. Even so it's brilliant to see a cab with people in the engineers and fireman's seats, of a big boy on the main line. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The pacing shots were great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Arrival at west Colton. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Update on the trains website with a map of the route. http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2014/01/Big%20Boy%20move%20marks%20next%20step%20on%20the%20road%20to%20restoration.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Ah, no wonder I got lost trying to work out where they were! I was trying to follow on Google Maps... Will 4014 be there for a few weeks? I'm off to LA in three weeks. and have a day set aside for Colton and Cajon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Some pics found on Flickr. UP 4014 Excursion by Christopher Paetow Photography, on Flickr UP 4014 Excursion by Christopher Paetow Photography, on Flickr West Colton Bound - 3 by GRNDMND, on Flickr UP 4014 - Temple Avenue by Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy, on Flickr Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 vintage by Lefty Limbo, on Flickr These two dressed in 40s clothing were from a local museum, they were interviewed on the webcam, the gent said he owned a couple of rare pullman cars and she said he asks her to dress up. Edited January 27, 2014 by Michael Delamar 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 ah, so all I need is a couple of rare Pullman cars... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 28, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Some pics found on Flickr. UP 4014 Excursion by Christopher Paetow Photography, on Flickr UP 4014 Excursion by Christopher Paetow Photography, on Flickr West Colton Bound - 3 by GRNDMND, on Flickr UP 4014 - Temple Avenue by Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy, on Flickr Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 vintage by Lefty Limbo, on Flickr These two dressed in 40s clothing were from a local museum, they were interviewed on the webcam, the gent said he owned a couple of rare pullman cars and she said he asks her to dress up. A couple of years ago on New Year's Eve we were in San Diego when we saw some private cars in the Amtrak Santa Fe Depot. The chap in the uniform saw that we were interested in the cars, invited us on board and gave us a tour of them. A very friendly person. Ian Edit His cars are normally kept in the garden at LAUPT Edited January 28, 2014 by roundhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) "These two dressed in 40s clothing were from a local museum, they were interviewed on the webcam, the gent said he owned a couple of rare pullman cars and she said he asks her to dress up." -Michael Delamar Did he get her to wear stockings, I wonder? Some great photos there.... Best, Pete. Edited January 28, 2014 by trisonic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 UP should be awarded extra style points for picking that SD70M with that road number! Nice touch there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 UP should be awarded extra style points for picking that SD70M with that road number! Nice touch there! UP always has had style. They never retired 844, and in the early Amtrak days took pride in delivering the California Zephyr at either Odgen or Denver on time even to the extent of putting one of their 'fast forties' on the front for a bit of extra oomph to make up lost time if the train was handed over to them late by either SP or BN. At that time the Zephyr ran on the UP line through Wyoming rather than the DRGW line through Colorado. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 UP really does take pride in being a railroad, at least from a PR perspective. I recall reading their (female) head of PR being annoyed that new regulations for yellow side sills meant that they had to change their diesel livery which had been the same since 1939.... I'm not sure whether employees are so enamoured, particularly ex-SP employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 UP always has had style. They never retired 844, and in the early Amtrak days took pride in delivering the California Zephyr at either Odgen or Denver on time even to the extent of putting one of their 'fast forties' on the front for a bit of extra oomph to make up lost time if the train was handed over to them late by either SP or BN. At that time the Zephyr ran on the UP line through Wyoming rather than the DRGW line through Colorado. Jamie I was thinking more along the lines of a Big Boys wheel arrangement Jamie aka '4884'. They could also ofcourse been thinking about the Challenger at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Boucher Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) UP really does take pride in being a railroad, at least from a PR perspective. I recall reading their (female) head of PR being annoyed that new regulations for yellow side sills meant that they had to change their diesel livery which had been the same since 1939.... I'm not sure whether employees are so enamoured, particularly ex-SP employees. I also recall Steve Lee saying that when a UP steam excursion ran, all the passenger cars matched and it looked like a UP train. Then he subtly compared it with the mismatched cars on other steam excursions (without naming any, but it was obvious that it was EVERY other excursion) Of course, the flip side is that they were the company that tried to get all the model RR manufacturers to pay them a licensing fee for use of their trademarked logos. They even sued a few to court before it was resolved (and the UP wisely dropping that idea) Edited January 28, 2014 by Mike Boucher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Quick 4000 class engineering question. In the Pentrax 'Big Boy' series, I recall a shot of a tire fitting in the shop at Cheyenne. The tire was heated with a gas ring and then hammered on to the wheel, in the film the wheel appeared smooth. So my question is, do 4000/38s have any from of split ring or riveting on the tires or is it a flat contraction fit? Are there any stories of tires slipping on 4000/38s Yours Luath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2014 Quick 4000 class engineering question. In the Pentrax 'Big Boy' series, I recall a shot of a tire fitting in the shop at Cheyenne. The tire was heated with a gas ring and then hammered on to the wheel, in the film the wheel appeared smooth. So my question is, do 4000/38s have any from of split ring or riveting on the tires or is it a flat contraction fit? Are there any stories of tires slipping on 4000/38s Yours Luath. That was the way that tyres were always fitted and still are on heritage lines. Slipping of tyres was certainly never a problem on the Big Boys. They did suffer some problems which were well documented by William Kratville. The only one I can remember off the top of my hbead was cinder cutting of the ends of flues in the smokebox. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torikoos Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Here's some amateur footage of the move, note the operating whistle :-) Koos 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted February 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) That whistle although only run with air sounds fantastic, and I just love the purr of those SD40-2's on the back end. Quite fitting they used an all EMD consist too, only the best! Edited February 4, 2014 by Gary H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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